pigment or ink made with pure, fine carbon, originally from the soot produced by burning oil in lamps, 1590s, see lamp (n.) + black (n.).
laminar
laminate
lamination
Lammas
lamp
lamp-black
lamplight
lampoon
lamp-post
lamprey
lamp-shade
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